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I dunno on this one.... I don't want to pay so much for the real thing, all though i do ADORE them! my problem is that I'd feel odd knowing other people would be able to tell i'm carrying a slightly off versioin... but I guess that just shows I'm a label snob!

i think they're scary - remind me of japanese comic books.
eeek.
speaking of scary, anyone see scary spice on dancing with the stars? her dancing is pretty good but she really is scary - she has a man's voice and a loud obnoxious laugh. double eek. oh eddie, what were you thinking?

For me it is a point of pride....to wear the cheaper version. I will NOT be bullied into spending tons of money on a bag. I am actually browsing all the wonderful bags on www.etsy.com and will probably end up spending less than $30 on my bag. For me, wearing a label that says I spent over 100$ for a bag would make me embarrassed. But that's just me.

The feeling is mutual. Most days. Sometimes we waver (it's a girl's prerogative right?) But in general we won't buy anything that screams a designer's name because we feel it reflects poorly on us.

However as budget shoppers, we recognize that many people are not paying full price for their goods either. For example, we assume a large proportion of people carrying Coach purses probably bought them at a considerable discount at places like Marshall's or TJMaxx. No shame in that

i take back what i said earlier - went to macy's and saw some of the bags - they are kind of cute. but at 156$ a pop? i don't think so. anyway, next year they will be sooo 'last year!' let's wait till they're at marshall's.

I've been an avid collector of tokidoki for a few years now. Sure it's kind of on the pricy side, but there's a little thing called ebay...And if you haven't been to the actual tokidoki page, then you need to. It gives you a detailed description about why the designer creates these types of cartoons. So before you call it "eew" or scary, check out the details first.

only the real deal for me, i like to give credit where credit is due. tokidoki is an original, anything else is a knock off, copycat, unoriginal undercutting biz opportunity and i don't support that, i know the original is pricey, but i prefer to support the original artist. i have 3 tokidoki bags, and yes they can be found at ebay, tjmaxx, marshalls and loemanns. i just found a $284 bag for $119, and i am so happy to have found it.

I'm a huge Tokidoki fan and I think what they do is great. So when I go for tokidoki, I always go for the real thing. I think we need more unique brands like Tokidoki so instead of supporting knock offs, I prefer to support the real thing.

I think the best place for me is going to Ross...they have one there once in a blue moon. But it is totally worth it.